Medical Science · Social and Preventive Medicine
Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A): A risk marker is directly involved in the chain of causation of a disease. Reason (R): Development of a transverse crease on the ear lobe has been shown in many studies to correlate with an increased risk of Ischemic Heart Disease (IHD). In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
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- 1Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
- 2Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
- 3(A) is correct but (R) is not correct
- 4(A) is not correct but (R) is correct✓
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(A) is not correct but (R) is correct
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